(19)
(11) EP 1 380 377 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/48

(43) Date of publication A2:
14.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/03

(21) Application number: 03015308.4

(22) Date of filing: 07.07.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B23K 9/10
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 09.07.2002 US 191230

(71) Applicant: Lincoln Global, Inc.
Monterey Park, California 44024 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Spear, Theresa Chih-Lei Miao
    Highland Heights, Ohio 44143 (US)
  • Blankenship, George Daryl
    Chardon, Ohio 44024 (US)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Apparatus, system and method to facilitate reconfigurable welding power supply


(57) An apparatus, system and method for a welding power supply adapted to be reconfigured is provided. The welding power supply includes a power supply control and a power supply control data store. Optionally, the welding power supply can include a communications component, an I/O component, a wire feed control component and a welding procedure(s) store. The welding power supply can provide information regarding configuration of the welding power supply to other welding power supplies and remote system(s) to facilitate troubleshooting, servicing, operating, maintenance and/or upgrading of the welding power supply. The invention further comprises a methodology for providing configuration information to a welding power supply.






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